HUMMINGBIRD INDIGENOUS FAMILY SERVICES MISSION AND VISION:

Healthy Indigenous babies being born into healthy Indigenous families being supported by healthy Indigenous communities. At Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services, we believe that attachment and culture are the foundations of healthy communities and that through rematriation (Returning the Sacred to the Mother) we can heal historical trauma. 

Through culturally relevant support during the perinatal period, we reduce the personal, cultural, and systemic barriers that disproportionately affect Indigenous parents while strengthening the bond between parents and connections to the community. In many ways, Hummingbird IFS aims to embody traditional models of pre-colonial support and care for families. 

HUMMINGBIRD DATA SOVEREIGNTY:

Hummingbird’s Data Sovereignty team oversees research and evaluation of our core service programs. Our current projects include the “Rebuilding the Village” evaluation of Hummingbird’s BirthKeepers Doula Program and Pilimakua Family Connections program, the “Nurturing Future Ancestors” evaluation of Hummingbird’s Nest guaranteed income program and the CIRCLE-HV evaluation of Hummingbird’s Pilimakua Family Connections program. The  Community Evaluation Coordinator will participate in all three projects. The person hired to fill this role, in collaboration with the Director of Data Sovereignty, will contribute to community engagement, planning, coordination, data collection, analysis, and dissemination activities across projects. The data sovereignty department utilizes Indigenous evaluation frameworks, mixed-methods approaches, and prioritizes our community as our primary partners and audience for data-based storytelling through a strengths-based Indigenous lens. We also collaborate closely with Hummingbird’s other programs and staff to support their work, ask relevant questions, and highlight their programs’ stories.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Community Evaluation Coordinator  will support a variety of evaluation activities for the projects listed above including project management activities, data collection, research design, community engagement, writing, and dissemination. This position will leverage Indigenous research methodologies in all aspects of our work as well as community-based research approaches. It is ideal for those with prior experience in research/evaluation project management, research/evaluation in Indigenous communities, and interest in Indigenous family wellbeing in the time surrounding pregnancy and early childhood. Significant opportunities for training and mentorship will be provided.

This position will:

• Contribute to evaluation project objectives, with the support of the Director of Data Sovereignty
• Engage community deeply in all phases of our work
• Become familiar with existing evaluation plans and help develop future evaluation plans, including all data collection tools, the timeline of evaluation activities, and goals for data analysis
• Communicate daily with the Director of Data Sovereignty
• Support some programmatic data collection activities for the Nest, Pilimakua, and the BirthKeepers program
• Recruit evaluation participants
• Schedule and conduct qualitative and quantitative data collection with research participants
• Use electronic data systems to enter survey responses and track participants’ evaluation activities
• Contribute to analysis plans and activities
• Attend project meetings
• Meet agreed upon deadlines
• Participate in required trainings (e.g., human subjects protections, data collection protocols)
• Ensure compliance with Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols and other confidentiality protections
• Help with data sovereignty related social media posts and other outreach
• Participate in occasional travel (e.g., grant meetings and conferences)

REQUIRED SKILLS AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field with 2+ years of experience in research/evaluation project coordination OR bachelor’s degree with 5-10+ years of research and evaluation experience;
• Formal training in research and/or evaluation topics;
• A track record of operating ethically in community-oriented professional settings;
• Interest in quantitative and qualitative research and ongoing learning;
• Experience working collaboratively with others across an organization;
• Strong organizational skills;
• Working with computers; including the ability to use – or learn to use – online tools for data collection and management;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• A self-starter with a personal style characterized by service, accessibility, curiosity and a genuine team orientation;
• 15-20 years of personal and/or professional experience working closely with American Indian, Alaska Native, Kānaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander communities;
• Sensitive awareness of diverse cultural, socio-economic and lifestyle backgrounds.
• Work independently with regular contact/coordination with the Director of Data Sovereignty and other team members.

IDEAL SKILLS AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Experience working with birthing peoples, and families.
• Working knowledge of historical trauma and colonization .
• Background knowledge in the areas of health equity and how structural oppression impacts health disparities;
• Prior training or experience related to Indigenous evaluation and Indigenous research methodologies.

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COMPENSATION:

Salary is $80,000 (1.0 FTE) exempt, plus health/tech stipends. This is a permanent position. However, this current funding will support grants currently funded for 3- and 4- years. We ask for a minimum two-year commitment.

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BENEFITS:

We provide full coverage for employee’s health, dental, and vision insurance coverage. Hummingbird IFS is a child-friendly workplace, and staff may bring their baby/child as long as they are able to do their job duties at the same time. We try to provide a child/baby-safe workplace as well.

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LOCATION: 

Hybrid in person and remote; minimum of one day per week in person in South Seattle. Position may require working at community events throughout King County, Pierce County, and on local reservations. Must live locally to apply.

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WORK SCHEDULE: 

Full-time, 40 hours per week. Hummingbird supports flexible and family-friendly work schedules.

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HOW TO APPLY: 

Submit a cover letter and resume to Chrissy Harris at chrissy@hummingbird-ifs.org by 11/8/24. Any questions can be directed to Chrissy @ email above.  Please write “Job Application: Community Evaluation Coordinator” in the subject line of the email.

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